Unlocking Cavalry: Kinetic Type & Procedural Motion Design with Adrián Moran
Discover how to shift from traditional keyframing to a procedural mindset using Cavalry’s automated systems and kinetic typography. Over two days, you’ll learn the core tools and logic needed to confidently start building your own responsive motion experiments from scratch.
Next date
Fri, 30 & Sat, 31 October 2026
14:00-18:00 CET (Berlin time)
Location: Live online, Google Meet
Language: English
Price: 250€ + VAT
*You’ll book securely via our booking provider Digistore24. You’ll receive an invoice automatically.
Live & online: Sessions are live and not recorded, so everyone can share work in progress openly and get real feedback. We believe in the power of real-time collaboration, so no recordings—just hands-on learning. Limit: Strictly limited to 15 participants to ensure individual mentoring.
If you have any questions about the course, feel free to email us at franziska@schoolofsystems.org.
About the workshop:
In two days, you will learn how to transition your design into motion using Cavalry. We will approach animation not through traditional keyframing, but through procedural design, learning how shapes, typography, and behaviors can interact to build automated, responsive systems.
We will focus on kinetic typography, grid systems, and generative structures, transcending static layouts, that will help you view motion as a natural extension of graphic design.
Day 1: Understanding the Tool & Kinetic Typography
In this session, we will focus on understanding Cavalry’s core architecture and procedural logic. You will learn how to navigate the interface, connect parameters, prepare a color palette and work with Cavalry’s behaviours and utilities. By learning how to manipulate typography dynamically, you will experiment with kinetic type and export your first animated composition. We will start viewing motion as a system of rules and behaviors, drawing inspiration from the software’s unique workflow.
Day 2: Developing Systems & Abstract Forms
In this hands-on part, we will build on the first day’s foundation to explore abstract and generative design. You will learn how to use duplicators, image sampling , and utility nodes to create complex, self-animating patterns. Typographic loop? Generative poster? Animated grid? You will have full creative freedom to develop your own individual system of animated designs.
Outcome: By the end of this workshop, you’ll walk away with a functional understanding of Cavalry and your own self-initiated motion experiments. With the knowledge gained, you will be able to confidently open Cavalry and start designing and animating your own concepts from scratch.
Audience: This workshop is open to design students, design professionals, and curious creative minds of all experience levels. While no prior animation experience is required and anyone can take the course, those with experience in software with a similar UI—such as After Effects or Cinema 4D—may find the workflow easier to follow.
Required: Laptop and Cavalry.
About Adrián:
Adrián Moran is a Senior Freelance Animator based in sunny Barcelona. With over a decade of experience in the creative industry, he is dedicated to bringing concepts and messages to life through the powerful combination of animation and illustration.
His signature style utilizes simple shapes and bold colors to convey ideas clearly and impactfully, treating every single project as a deeply personal and unique experience. Driven by a passion for continuous growth, Adrián constantly seeks to refine his skills and thrives on collaborating with other creative professionals to push boundaries.
Over the years, he has had the opportunity to work with global brands such as Google, Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Adidas, as well as renowned studios and agencies including Buck, MediaMonks, and Ambassadors, to name just a few.
